



REX Recommends - Phil & Lyneyre
In case you missed it, Dom talks with dairy farmers Philip and Lyneyre Hooper about winning the Supreme Award at the Taranaki Ballance Farm Environment Awards and how they turned a traditional sheep and beef unit into a precision dairy grazing operation since they purchased the property in 2003. Th…

Is NZ a chemical dumping ground? - Nicola Grigg
Dom talks with new Environment Minister Nicola Grigg about the government's amendments to the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act, Rural Women NZ calling for an investigation by the UN as to whether NZ’s pay equity laws amount to discrimination and the abandonment of the live export trade. …

Molesworth, musterers and high country healing - Vicky Simpson
Dom talks with photographer, author and high country musterer Vicky Simpson about her new book, 'Molesworth: the heartbeat of the high county', what inspired it and her love for the NZ high country. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, v…

REX May 22 - Vicky Simpson and Nicola Grigg
On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with photographer, author and high country musterer Vicky Simpson about her new book, 'Molesworth: the heartbeat of the high county', what inspired it and her love for the NZ high country... And he talks with new Environment Minister Nicola Grigg about the go…

The continuing evolution of dairy farming - Mike Borrie
Dom talks with Mike Borrie, DairyNZ Chief Farm Solutions & Engagement Officer, about his move to DairyNZ after working for Fonterra and its predecessors for over thirty years, what DairyNZ has on offer at Fieldays 2026 and the current state of the dairy market. Tune in daily for the latest and gre…

REX May 21 - Richard Kells, Sarah Barr and Mike Borrie
On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Richard Kells, founder and Director of Kells Wool, about his decision to keep the company's wool auctions in Napier, despite the two biggest wool brokers in the country now operating their auctions out of Christchurch. They also discuss whether the decis…

"It's gone very well so far"; wool broker stands his ground - Richard Kells
Dom talks with Richard Kells, founder and Director of Kells Wool, about his decision to keep the company's wool auctions in Napier, despite the two biggest wool brokers in the country now operating their auctions out of Christchurch. They also discuss whether the decision to stay has paid off and t…

What is a 'Family Charter' & how can it help farming families? - Sarah Barr
Dom talks with Sarah Barr from Rural Coach NZ about its new online resource regarding building a thriving farming family or business, the concept of a 'Family Charter' and how this can help with farm succession and the transfer of assets. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content…

Why shearers and rural workers should be treated like athletes - Laura Hancock
Dom talks with Laura Hancock from Rural Works about her role as a movement educator and wellbeing specialist helping shearers and woolclassers with injury prevention, the concept of the Rural Athlete® and her 2023 Kellogg report looking at muscular skeletal health. They also discuss her role in co-…

REX May 20 - Stu Davison and Laura Hancock
On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Stu Davison from HighGround Dairy about the latest Global Dairy Trade Event (+0.6%), how skim milk powder and protein are keeping dairy markets stable and tornado warnings in the Midwestern United States... And he talks with Laura Hancock from Rural Work…